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Health Warning: Wash and Cook Fiddleheads to Prevent Illness
The Middlesex-London Health Unit is calling on residents to thoroughly wash and cook fiddleheads before eating the seasonal vegetables.
Health Warning: Salmonella Hazard Associated with Pet Food
The Public Health Agency of Canada has issued a Public Health Notice advising that Diamond Pet Foods has issued a recall of pet food due to possible Salmonella contamination.
Adventures in Sex City Sequel Focuses on Alcohol and Substance Misuse in Youth
Two years after they battled the Sperminator, foiling his plans to infect the residents of Sex City, the Sex Squad is back and this time the online superheroes are taking on alcohol and drugs and their influence on sexual health and behaviour.
Want To Quit Smoking? The Health Unit Wants To Hear From You
The Middlesex-London Health Unit wants to hear from London and Middlesex smokers who want to kick their addiction.
Healthy Cafeteria Nets Inaugural Gold Eat Smart!® Award for London Life
A focus on better food choices and a corporate policy designed to encourage employees to be healthier have earned London Life the first gold level Eat Smart!® Workplace Award of Excellence in Ontario.
Health Unit Advises How to Reduce Infections Including Meningococcal Disease
The Middlesex-London Health Unit is reminding residents how to reduce the risk of becoming sick as viruses and bacteria, including meningococcal disease, may be more likely to circulate at this time of year.
Still Time to Enter as Deadline for 2012 Driven to Quit Challenge Draws Near
The number of participants continues to grow as more and more smokers across London and Middlesex County sign up for the annual Driven to Quit Challenge.
Health Unit Issues Warning About Home-Based Tattooing
The Middlesex-London Health Unit is alerting people to the potential health risks associated with receiving body art at unlicensed premises.
Health Unit Launches the 2nd Annual "In the Nic-O-Time" Challenge
The In the Nic-O-Time Challenge is back! The Middlesex-London Health Unit, in partnership with other Southwestern Ontario health units, is urging teens 14 to 19 years old to overcome their tobacco addiction, to commit to cutting their consumption of tobacco products by half, or to stay tobacco-free.